UPDATE ON THE MARBURG OUTBREAK – 26TH OCTOBER 2017

PRESS STATEMENT AHEAD OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AGENDA CONFERENCE

On behalf of the Ministry of Health and the Government of Uganda, I take this opportunity to welcome you all to this press briefing, convened to inform you about the Global Health Security Agenda conference that Uganda will be hosting for the first time ever and that Uganda is the first African country to host the Annual GHSA Ministerial Meeting.

UPDATE ON THE MARBURG OUTBREAK IN KWEEN DISTRICT

Uganda will for the first time ever host the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) conference, from 25 – 27 October, 2017 at Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo.

The primary goal of GHSA is to support countries to build their capacity to prevent, detect and respond to emerging and re- emerging infectious diseases and public health threats and contribute towards a safe world for all.

PRESS STATEMENT ON MARBURG VIRUS DISEASE

The Ministry of Health would like to inform the general public that there is a confirmed case of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the country. This followed laboratory tests conducted by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) which confirmed that one person had died of Marburg Virus Disease, a type of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (VHF) on 17th October 2017....

The Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG), under the auspices of Ministry ofHealth is organizing the Uganda’s Social Marketing Conference from 12th to 13th October, 2017 at Imperial Royale Hotel, Kampala, the first of its kind in Uganda.The Uganda Social Marketing Conference under the theme “Fostering sustainable behavior and health markets through social marketing” will bring together stakeholders from the public, private and commercial sectors, funders, practitioners, academicians, policy makers and researchers to share best practices, build capacity and nurture the social marketing field in Uganda for accelerated improvement on key Health sector indicators.

Ministry of Health to conduct preventive Polio Immunization Campaign

Kampala – 08/09/2017 – The Ministry of Health is set to conduct a three-day house-to-house Polio vaccination campaign in 73 high risk districts. This preventive vaccination campaign will takeplace from tomorrow09th, 10th and 11th September 2017. The objective of the campaign is to vaccinate all children under five years of age whether previously immunized or not, with OralPolio Vaccine (OPV) drops in the mouth, and achieve at least 95% coverage for vaccination in the selected districts.

RELEASE OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE 2016 UGANDA POPULATION HIV IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The results of the 2016 Uganda Population HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) indicate that the current prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 – 49 years in Uganda is 6% (this means that 6% of adults aged 15-49 years in Uganda are living with HIV). Among children under age five years, HIV prevalence is 0.5%, while among those aged 5 – 14 years, it is also 0.5%. Based on the survey results, the total number of adults and children of all ages living with HIV in Uganda is estimated to be approximately 1.3 million.

UPDATE ON LUWEERO VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (VHF) ALERT

Kampala – 11/08/2017- on the 7th of August 2017, the public health emergency operation center (PHEOC) at the Ministry Of Health received report of a death of a suspected case of a Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) in Luweero District. The suspect, a 20-year old female presented with a high fever, dizziness and blood secretion from her ears and mouth.

MEASLES OUTBREAK IN KAMPALA AND WAKISO DISTRICTS

Kampala -08/08/2017- The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the public that there is an active outbreak of measles in Kampala and wakiso districts. According to surveillance and case finding reports, total of 67 cases have so far been identified and of these, seven have been confirmed by laboratory tests within the month of July. The most affected age group are children under 1year.All the five division of Kampala, as well as several suburbs in wakiso district are affected.